Grave marker



GRAVE MARKER Filed Aug. 4, v1922 Patented Sept. 11, 1923.

'A UNITED STATES Jon M. MccoMAs, or xANsAs cr'rr'mssounr; 4 Y

y GRAVE MARKER.

'Application fied August 4, 1922. serial No. stessi.'

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, citizen of the United States, residing at 1413Troost Avenue, Kansas City,lin.the `county of Jackson and State ofMissouri,A have invented certain new and useful Improvements in GraveMarkers; and I do declare' the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as `will enable others skilled in theart to which it .appertains to make and use the same, refer-` ence beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the gures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to grave markers and the vprincipal object thereofis t0 `Provide a convenient and durable Vmarker that will be permanentin placement, that will effectively withstand the elements and retainpermanently the inscriptions and epitaphs marked thereon.

The invention consists of a preferably metallic plate provided with anextension to form a post or supportby which the marker may be secured byan anchoring pin which engages thru the extensionto firmly anchorA themarker in the ground.

The invention further provides amarker which may be stamped from sheetmetal and provided with slots or grooves to receive metallic lettersland numerals to build up therequired inscription.

It is myv intentioni to supply the marker to dealers in lots andfurnish. with each lot a font or so of letters so that the dealer mayformulatethe inscription such` as the name of the deceased, date 0fbirth, date of death, and the like to suit the particular need, and inthis way, after the letters are inserted on the marker .to formulate aninscription, they become a permanent partof the'marker and are notsubject to the obliteration incident to the use of cards and othermarkers upon which inscriptions are written.

It is also. an object of the invention to provide a marker that is neatin appearance and that may be shaped to meet religious or otherrequirements.

The specific details of the marker will be apparent by reference to thefollowing description in connection with the accompanyinqdrawing, inwhich:

ig. 1 is a perspective view of the marker, illustrating the method ofplacement.

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Fig.- 2 is a lcentral vvertical sectional ,viewy A thru the markenf vFig. 3 kis a perspective.view.y of one of 6o letters usedwith themarker.l i l .L ,y y Fig. 4 `is a perspectiveviewrof oneofthe letters,illustrating marker. f

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the inscription.

Fig. 6 is a perspective viewfof theanclrrork-l` ing pin.

Fig. 7 is a modified-design ofimarker,

inscription being contained within the simulation of a cross, and

dealers or undertakers business card which may be used on the marker-.if.desiredfy n: t The marker in its `.preferred form stamped from a`'single sheet of metal to form a plate or.inscription-receivingpanel 1ofa polygonalv shape.k The` sides 2 and y3 and the top edge 4 thereof,are turned back upon the plate in -a roll 5 to form a frame and stiffenthe platejas wellfas enhance-the appearance of.- the Lmarker. lTheplate; or inscription panel carries anA extension 6, the side edoes 7and .8. of .which are `bent back upon the extension to provide a postorsupport 9 by which `theinarker maybe an#v its mounting onthe 5 is aperspective view'. of, a i blankto be ,used iuspacing the words.

Fig. 8 'isa `rear perspective lview of fai y chored in the ground. v.Thesupport)v is tothe portions lvgand. l'respectively to .form a'T asshowninFig. 6..."l`he lportions 15 and 16 of the lpin are providedwithgffor-k wardly extending prongsor teeth 17 andf18 and near theheador`T are grooves 19, `which el'rfenseed by; e ,tensile 0r proieeteny2.0,

struck from theportion 6 at the upper'edg'e ofthe slot 10.

Substantially midway of the panel l1 is a rectangular depression 21provided with slots 22, 23 and 24 extending longitudinally thereof toreceive the letters 25 to be inserted to form the inscription as shownin Fig. 1.

The letters 25 are embossedl on a metal of contrast to the metal in themarker and are formed of a strip approximately the width of the letter,which is doubled back upon itself as at 26 and 27 to the center oftheletter. They ends 28 and 29 are then bent rearwardly-ofthe letter l"as"shown inLFigf. 3.

Above and below the inscription may be embossed panels and 31vto, carryfloral de-y signs or the like, which not only enhance the appearance ofthe marker, but tend `to stiften and reinforce the inscription panel andpermit the use 0f a relatively thin metal.

At the bottom of the marker, a depression 32'5Iiu'aybeyprovidedf'having'slbts 33Hfor receiving the ears 34: on a plate 35,-- onwhich may be einbossedoret'ched the undertakers or .dealers businesscadl1 As" heretofore stated itis my intention'to supplythe markersv in lotsto the undertakerA and furnish with each lot a font of letter'sfof the'type fasillustrated.; He will thenbuild rup the inscription, selectingthe lettersthat suit his need, placinghthe letters so 'as to spell'thedeceaseds name in the slot 22, the date of birth in slot 23 and the dateofrdeathin vslot 24'.:

In building up""tl1e name, for yexant'ifple John Brown, the letter.Wwil-l "be selected, thegends 28 and 29i71`1sertedthrul the slot 22 andb'ent over in' opposite directions las shown in Figll. "The len'cl28 ispreferably shorter than the endy 29 4solas lto permit'readylseparationof the ends. The letterMO is next plaeed v"and" so on untilthe 'name is completed, `'ilisertiilg Ya blank 25I between 'John and'-yBrown. whereupon the letters are i 'i moved ftolthe centerifof the slotand additionaly blanks 'are placed at the sides 'thereof lill up theslotandretain the name in its proper'positionf "Aftertheinscription isinserted, he may 'Y plaee'lhi's card` in the'po'sitio'n provided andthe,marker-*isassembled. The marker is preferably placed before the'grave is filled in', as sliownfinFig. 1,'andthe piny or stake v l1extended thru the 4slot -10 'and driven' into of'marker in which across'lis'stamped in the y'plate l and the inscription is placed and 2.

The markermay beprovided with reinforcing ribs 37 land 38 and the wholeweather-proofed to make the color thereof permanent. From the foregoingit will be evident that the marker is simple in construction and easy tomanufacture yet it is strongand not easily destroyed and is well adaptedfor its pur- Dos'e; f I

i What fficlaim a ters-Patent is.' Y l e l. In a grave' marker-,faninscription-bearing plate, an extension of said` plate to form a'Asupport, having- Xan opening rithereimff va tongue extending from-fthefsupportfadjacent to the opening, an'anchorpin'fextending thru vthe opening, lhaving headthereon 'f"0ren-l gafgi'ng the -side of saidsupport, and a groove 1n the pin to be engaged by-said tongue.

2.In a gravemarler aniinscriiption `bear'- ing panel, a support for thepanel andan anchoring pin for yengagingy .the support comprising a 'baridoubled on itself the 0pposite endsof the bar being extendedat rightanglesto the body'of the pin to form a T'sh`aped -headlfor the pin. f'8. A grave marker comprising a metallic sheet, the edges of whicharerolled toform a frame, an extension'on the plate tofform a groundsupport, and means for anchoring the support in theground. f e

t. In a gravemarker a panelvcoinprising a metal stamping, havingfaneXtensionlthe edges of which are turned back upon 'said eX- tension toform a ground post. 2 w 5. `In a' ing panel avingja support,-an`anchoring pin having head for engaging 'one side fof saidsupport andmeans on the other side of the support to engage thelanchor pin tolockthe support to the pin. f 6. 'In a )grave markeren inscription-bearingpanel having=a supportg/an yanchoring pin having'a head for engagingsaid support and means for adjustablylocking the supp'ort against thehead o'fsai'd in. y In testimony whereof I a X my ,signature. Y

JOE" M. MCCOMAS.

nd desi-re to secure byfLettf ra've marker an inscription-bear-

